Frank Frazetta's death hit Twitter pretty hard last week, but when news broke that former Black Sabbath frontman Ronnie James Dio passed away last night, writers and artists alike were hit with a second round of shock. In fact, the last 12 hours of tweets in the comics Twitterverse has been totally dominated by personal experiences, appreciation and occasional expressions of indifference from those who never really clicked with Dio's message of dragons, magic and metal.

Click on down past the jump and you'll find out not only who loved Ronnie James Dio and who didn't, but also where the Charles Manson/Ronnie James Dio/IDW connection lies, and who wants to play a round of Dungeons and Dragons in memory of Dio and Frazetta.

Ronnie James Dio pt. 3: @chris_ryall My first exposure to Dio-era Sabbath came from a Sabbath record my cop-dad, uh, ended up with from Charlie Manson's house after the raid.-Chris Ryall, Publisher (IDW)

Ronnie James Dio pt. 4: @jeffparker What the f, people- I go to Minnesota for one weekend and you let Dio die. NICE.-Jeff Parker, Writer ("Agents of Atlas," "Underground")

Ronnie James Dio pt. 5: @marcbernardin Dio was not a part of my childhood, so his passing doesn't particularly affect me. But if you said the Sugar Hill Gang got hit by a bus...-Marc Bernardin, Writer ("The Authority," "The Highwaymen")

Ronnie James Dio pt. 6: @tonymoore first Frazetta and now Dio, i feel like i should be involved with some kinda memorial D&D campaign or something.-Tony Moore, Artist ("Fear Agent," "The Walking Dead")

@Templesmith I kind of want a Brian Blessed Doctor Who. He just shouts at people at random from the Tardis & tells Davros he's a right pussy.-Ben Templesmith, Writer/Artist ("30 Days of Night," "Welcome to Hoxford")

@SteveNiles Really don't like trashing movies/comics/books online. Everybody's a critic these days. Who gives a shit what I think? That said I hate TV.-Steve Niles, Writer ("30 Days of Night," "Criminal Macabre")

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Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.